In Shi Jinxiu's original idea, she thought that she could be the shopkeeper.

She once thought that as long as she provided the latest incense recipe, she could sit back and wait to collect the money through the brand of Xinxiangge, a century-old store.

didn't think about it, but reality gave her a merciless slap.

After all, if it weren't for the accumulation of illness, Xinxiang Pavilion would not have fallen into the current situation.

She needs someone to help her keep an eye on this business, but at the moment she can't find a suitable candidate, and many things still have to be done by herself!

Therefore, she had to keep running back and forth between Liu Ji Xiangpu, the incense shop and the Xinxiang Pavilion, often leaving early and returning late.

Jane knew that Shi Jinxiu had her own way of doing things, and she never asked too much, but Shi Nan became difficult to fool.

He was waiting for the release of the list at home, but he was completely idle, so he paid attention to Shi Jinxiu's daily running in and out.

"Sister, what are you busy with?" After dinner one day, Shi Nan did not rush back to the outer courtyard, but stopped Shi Jinxiu.

"I'm not busy with anything!" Shi Jinxiu still wanted to be perfunctory as before.

Unexpectedly, Shi Nan didn't plan to let her go like this, but raised her eyebrows and asked, "You're not busy with anything, and you still run to the incense shop every day?" ”

"You're staring at me?" Shi Jinxiu glared at Shi Nan.

"Where do I dare to stare at you!" Shi Nan begged for mercy with Shi Jinxiu, "I don't care about you yet, I'm afraid that something will happen to you alone." ”

"This is the capital, what accidents can happen?" Shi Jinxiu continued to talk to Shi Nan, "Even if something happens, it's useless to tell you, right?" ”

"How could it be useless? One more person has more strength, you don't want to have no one around you to help when you encounter trouble! Heather continued to argue for herself.

Hearing this, Shi Jinxiu was stunned.

Right now, there is really a lack of someone around her who can negotiate.

So she grabbed Shi Nan: "Okay, what I say to you must not be passed on!" ”

As soon as her words fell, she saw Xu Li poking her head behind the two.

Seeing Shi Jinxiu coming over, Xu Li hurriedly shook his hand: "I'...... I didn't hear anything......"

Shi Jinxiu thought of the three stinkers and Zhuge Liang, so he pulled Shi Nan and Xu Li into the east wing together.

She succinctly said that she was making incense for Xinxiang Pavilion and that the incense recipe of Xinxiang Pavilion had been stolen, but she heard that Shi Nan and Xu Li's eyes were full of admiration.

"It turns out that Mu Nianhua, who was famous in the capital before, was actually a fragrance developed by my sister?" Shi Nan couldn't hide her excitement, "It's just that my sister sold that Mu Nianhua too expensive!" ”

"What do you know!" Shi Jinxiu glared at him, "Who do you think are the people who go to buy things on East Street?" If it's too cheap, they won't even look at it. ”

Shi Nan and Xu Li looked at each other when they heard this.

"Now I want to reopen Xin Xiang Pavilion, and new incense products are no problem...... But I wanted to make this bag of incense different from before! Shi Jinxiu told them his thoughts, and Shi Nan and Xu Li also listened to them with extra seriousness, and did not leave until the inner house was about to be handed down.

The next day, Shi Jinxiu also took the two of them out.

After looking at Liu Ji Xiangpu, Xiangfang and Xinxiangge all the way, Shi Jinxiu found that Xu Li was much more flexible than Shi Nan, no matter what he said to others, he could always react quickly, and give his own opinions afterwards.

"I really can't see that you still have such a ability!" At noon, Shi Jinxiu took them up to Chunxi Tower, and as soon as she sat down, she praised Xu Li.

Xu Li made a big red face: "When I was a child, I was an apprentice in the shop, and later I met a squire of the same clan who said that I had a talent for reading, so he sent me to the school." ”

Shi Nan didn't know what to say when he heard it, no wonder Xu Li was always the most frugal one in the Maple Leaf Academy, he always thought that Xu Li's background might be similar to his own, and he didn't think that his experience was more rugged than his own.

"So...... Would you have cared so much about the results of the government exam before? Shi Jinxiu vaguely guessed something.

Some squires were willing to sponsor children of their clan who were gifted with reading, but they were also required of them.

"Yes!" Xu Li said very difficultly, "This time we have a total of three people who participated in the government examination, and the squire said that the further back we go, the higher the cost of studying, and he can only afford two of us to participate in the township examination......"

It can only afford two people......

In other words, if Xu Li can't pass the government exam this round, he is likely to be squeezed out by the other two people, thus losing the opportunity to continue studying.

"Relax! You don't necessarily do badly in the exam, and they don't necessarily do better than you, so let's wait until you're out of the list! Shi Nan comforted Xu Li, "Look at me, don't you think about Wang Ming from time to time!" ”

"I'm not like you!" Xu Li shook his head with a miserable smile, "If I can't pass the government test this time, it may be even more impossible in the future." ”

It's just that before his words fell, he was knocked out by Shi Jinxiu.

"What are you talking about?" She glared at Xu Li, "The government test is twice every three years, if it really doesn't work this time, I'll come back next time!" Are you sure they'll make it all the way? Maybe they will fail in the hospital exam? ”

Although Xu Li knew that this was a reassuring word, he felt much better in his heart.

He took a deep breath and rubbed his face: "Yes, I don't want to do this!" But just now in the Xinxiang Pavilion, I have a new idea, how about we print the engraving on the paper wrapped in incense? The incense made is also marked with the seal of Xinxiang Pavilion and brushed with gold ink...... Didn't my sister say before that she wanted to be different from others? Anyway, the people who come to buy incense are rich people, let's do it in refinement, I'm not afraid that they won't like it. ”

Shi Jinxiu felt that Xu Li's idea was feasible, but he also expressed his concerns: "It's just this engraving...... I'm afraid it's a little difficult to do......"

Xu Li looked at Shi Nan with some pride: "Sister I'm afraid I don't know yet, Shi Nan has practiced a good carving, but it is just carving some Meilan bamboo chrysanthemums with a few brushes, which should be difficult for him!" ”

“…… And with mulberry paper, it is better to use Chengxin paper......" Shi Nan also said his thoughts, "expensive is expensive, but it is better than giving people a different feeling...... I feel that it is worth the price when I hold it in my hand! ”

Shi Jinxiu wrote down what the two said one by one, and after having dinner in Chunxi Building, he went to the calligraphy and painting workshop with the two of them, and bought all the objects they said.

In the following days, Shi Nan carved carved the carved plate at home, Xu Li kneaded the shape of the incense with clay and made a mold for it, and Shi Jinxiu moved his incense room to the courtyard of Shi Nan, whether it was making incense or drying incense, it was more convenient than in the pear fragrance courtyard.